Flight of the Red Balloon (movie)
Le Voyage du ballon rouge- User score: 6.1
- Production country: France, Taiwan
- Producer: Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Production companies: 3H Productions, Margo Films, Les Films du Lendemain, CinéCinéma, Sofica Poste Image, La Région Île-de-France, Soficinéma 3, Canal+, ARTE France Cinéma, Musée d'Orsay
- Genre: Family, Drama
- Budget: $3,000,000
- Release date: 5/17/2007
- Run time: 117 min.
Movie description
The first part in a new series of films produced by Musée d'Orsay, 'Flight of the Red Balloon' tells the story of a French family as seen through the eyes of a Chinese student. The film was shot in August and September 2006 on location in Paris. This is Hou Hsiao-Hsien's first Western film. It is based on the classic French short The Red Balloon directed by Albert Lamorisse.
